1st Edition
How to spot it: 1st Edition stamp in the bottom-left of the artwork frame.
First print window; smaller run than Unlimited.
01Card Stats
Basic
HP
70
TypeLightning
RarityRare Shining
IllustratorHironobu Yoshida
WeaknessFighting ×2
Retreat●
SetNeo Destiny
Released2002
02Editions and Print Runs
Printed in the WotC era when 1st Edition and Unlimited distinctions still applied.
Unlimited
How to spot it: No 1st Edition stamp; standard print frame.
Most common version of this card.
04Variants and Foiling
- Rarity tiers
- Rare Shining
- Foiling
- Holo version with the holo pattern applied to the artwork.
- Alt art / specials
- No full-art, secret rare, or alternate-art version documented for this print.
05Language and Regional Versions
- English
- Standard English release.
- Japanese
- Released in the equivalent Japanese set.
- European
- Localized European prints exist with translated text.
- Other
- No documented language-exclusive errors or major regional variants.
06Current Market Value
| Holo | Unlimited ~$424 raw · PSA 10 ~$5,746; 1st Edition ~$849 raw · PSA 10 ~$9,135 (PriceCharting realized, May 2026) |
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Shining Raichu — the e-Card-era "Shining" chase. 1st Edition copies command a steep premium over Unlimited.
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07Why Collectors Want It
- One of the scarce "Shining Pokémon" — a special holo rarity from the Neo era (2001–2002) with recolored, mirror-foil artwork, limited to one per deck under the old rules.
- The rarest pull in Neo Destiny and the clear #1 chase of the entire Raichu line; the "Shining" subset is a direct ancestor of today’s Shiny Vault and Gold Star cards.
- A genuine edition split: Unlimited copies realize around $424 raw, while scarce 1st Edition copies have realized roughly $849.
- Required centerpiece for any serious vintage Raichu or Neo-era master set.
08Competitive Playability
Tier: None
Basic Raichu with 70 HP; top attack around 40 damage. Functions as an evolution-chain piece rather than a tournament attacker.
09Card Moves and Abilities
Thundersquall
If your opponent has any Benched Pokémon, choose 1 of them and this attack does 10 damage to that Pokémon for each Water Energy attached to Shining Raichu. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.)
- Weakness
- Fighting ×2
- Retreat cost
- 1
10Grading and Population
PSA 10 estimate: WotC-era Raichu PSA 10 populations vary; small numbers across most sets.
PSA 10 examples are a major chase: Unlimited gem-mint copies have realized around $5,746 and 1st Edition around $9,135 (PriceCharting realized, May 2026). Shining cards are notoriously hard to grade gem-mint because the recolored holo shows print lines and edge wear easily.
Other graders: BGS and CGC also grade vintage Pokemon; PSA dominates secondary-market liquidity.